overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
management; administration; operation
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
financials; on the funding (capital) side
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be contrary to one's expectations
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to not believe one's ears
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the person in question; the person themselves; said person