soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to ask; to enquire; to query
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
tension; mental strain; nervousness
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
calm; composed; leisurely
in this way; thus; such; uh...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be surprised; to be astonished
name; given name; first name
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other