indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
action; operation; effect; function
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
powerful person; influential person
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be remembered; to go down in history
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
recorded in history; historical
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible