because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
top university; leading university; first-rate university
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
ten; 10; ten years of age; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
that is to say; so that means
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
absentmindedness; peace of mind
don't you think?; indicates question
public telephone; pay phone
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
lost property; something dropped and left behind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
genius; prodigy; natural gift
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
surely; certainly; without doubt
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death