hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
coincident with; while; simultaneously
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be silent; to say nothing
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unexpectedly; surprisingly
serious; severe; grave; acute
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
question; inquiry; enquiry
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to