time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
when; at what moment; what time
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
preparation; arrangements
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly