impossible; unlikely; improbable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a talk; to tell a story
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
while; during (the time when)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be surprised; to be astonished
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes