taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
retention; maintenance; preservation
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
performing a surgical operation
to sniff out; to get wind of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
how; in what way; how about; questionable
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
sidewalk café; footpath café
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
real experience; actual observations
hearsay; learning by hearsay
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
directly; in person; firsthand
to accept; to receive; to agree
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!