red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such; this sort of; like this
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
retort; back talk; backchat
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have a reason; to have an excuse
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
without; but if; otherwise; or else
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
so; therefore; and; (and) then
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
is that so?; I see; right; oh