at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
about when; about what time; how soon
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
true character; real nature
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
suddenly; all of a sudden
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
to be surprised; to be astonished
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
large number (of); many; majority
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
human intellect; knowledge
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
otherwise; or else; if not
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
settlement; solution; resolution
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into