to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
way (of doing); manner; method; means
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
historic; historical; traditional