is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
less than ...; smaller ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sorry; excuse me; thank you
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
correction; rectification; mending; repair