just right (time, size, length, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
than; from; out of; except; but; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
originally; by nature; from the start
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
from the beginning; from scratch
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
news of someone's death; obituary
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)