to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Universal Studios Japan (theme park in Osaka)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
breathing of a sleeping person
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean