than; from; out of; except; but; more
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
official name; formal name
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone