to ascertain; to check; to make sure
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to push (something) against
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
opposite; reverse; contrary
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
place; situation; position; location
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
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)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to mark the end; to spell the end
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)