gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
together; at the same time; same; identical
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reason; cause; circumstances
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that