to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
until now; so far; up to the present
how long; how much; to what extent
something like ...; something called ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
very young; little; childish; immature
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to pierce through; to break through
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to turn towards; to point
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
mental image; mental picture; image
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn