don't you think?; indicates question
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
man; male; masculine gender
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
prone to adultery; flirtatious
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
rather; sooner; preferably
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)