to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
in comparison to; rather than
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
adds force or indicates command
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
the other day; a few days ago
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out