courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
while; during; while; although; all; both
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
general; popular; common; typical
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)