as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
document; official papers
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be surprised; to be astonished
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
participation; joining; entry; adherence
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
preparation; arrangements
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth