man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
close to the wall; alongside the wall
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to watch steadily; to stare
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what do you want?; can I help you?
single word; a few words; brief comment
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
grip (of hand); grip strength
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
a little bit; a little while
I see; that's right; indeed
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
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
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)