to be needed; to be wanted
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to have a talk; to tell a story
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
himself; yourself; herself
in comparison to; rather than
considerably; fairly; quite
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
such ... as; or some such
I see; that's right; indeed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
clearing one's throat; cough
reopening; resumption; restarting
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to name; to call; to christen; to term
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)