to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to perceive; to understand
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
usual; normal; stereotyped
to stiffen; to become stiff
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
courteous; decorous; polite
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
it is I who should say so
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to refer to; to use as reference
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
parting; separation; farewell
platform; home; home base; home plate
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)