the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
really; truly; indeed; good grief
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
even though; despite; when