slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
important point; strategic position; key point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
while; during; while; although; all; both
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
meaning; significance; sense
to be brief and to the point; to be succinct
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
the place for; the time for; the level of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...