straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn towards; to point
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
covered with; stained; smeared
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)