it is I who should say so
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
all; entire; whole; altogether
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
(not so) much; (not) very
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
living by oneself; living alone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to change; to change into; to become
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
by myself; in person; by oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to check; to stop; to keep back
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
pointing out; identification
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin