slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to ask; to enquire; to query
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
official name; formal name
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
long ago; already; a long time ago
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
genius; prodigy; natural gift
only; merely; but; no more than
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on