isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of