as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
accurate; correct; precise; exact
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hearsay; learning by hearsay
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to keep a watchful eye on
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
each time it happens; at all such times
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
on the occasion of; at the time of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
workshop; studio; atelier
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly