to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
reason; cause; history; origin
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
inside; interior; inner part
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
in the end; at the end of the day
number one; first; best; most; game; round
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing