to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to begin some form of lifestyle
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
even if; even though; however; no matter how
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward