hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
don't you think?; indicates question
offender; criminal; culprit
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
something; some kind of; for some reason
long face; looking dejected
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
central part; heart (of a city)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
inattention; absent-mindedness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
economical; efficient; lean; compact
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
six (long cylindrical things)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled