that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
family; members of a family
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt