to be opposite; to face each other
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
still; even now; to this day
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
question; inquiry; enquiry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
appearance; figure; shape; form
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
one thin flat object; one sheet
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
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)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of