to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
and; thereupon; because of that
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
mysterious power of words to alter reality
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(turned out) all right in the end
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
assertion; declaration; affirmation
exactly as stated; verbatim
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
almost; roughly; approximately
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar