question; inquiry; enquiry
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
real intention; true motive; true meaning
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to talk; to chat; to chatter
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
older sister; elder sister
yearned for; longed for; missed
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to comfort; to console; to amuse
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
family; members of a family
in one's own way or style
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
goodness; excellence; virtue
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible