promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
such; this sort of; like this
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tone (of voice); manner of talking
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be surprised; to be astonished
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear