by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
just; fair; proper; reasonable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
of course; certainly; naturally
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all