strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
observation; survey; watching
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
authority; power; influence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to ask a question; to ask questions
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
ten; 10; ten years of age
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
in the meantime; meanwhile
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn