no!; no no!; no, not at all
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
tone (of voice); manner of talking
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
observation; survey; watching
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to be silent; to say nothing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke