wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
striking; remarkable; considerable
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
woman; female; feminine gender
really; truly; indeed; good grief
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
thought; idea; conception
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
about; concerning; related to; -ish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
curse; spell; malediction
continuation; succession; series
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to sink (into); to get depressed