endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
time; hour; period; class
several minutes; a few minutes
to make an appearance; to show up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first place; head position; leading position
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to speak; to hear a voice
to apologize; to apologise
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
sailor suit; middy uniform
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
beyond that point; after that
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to correct oneself; to restate
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to talk; to carry meaning
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
real thing; original; actual
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
foreign; abroad; overseas
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire