main cause; primary factor
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
such; this sort of; like this
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
same generation; one's generation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
for a while; for some time; for a period
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
isolation; being alone; being friendless
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness