to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
no matter how much time passes
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
a little bit; a little while
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(present) head of a family
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
retainer; retinue; servant
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention