to press a question; to cross-examine
story; tale; talk; discussion
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
popular name; common name; given name
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
for today; for the time being
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unconditionally; as a rule
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of