just a minute; small quantity
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
preface; introduction; preamble
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
that is to say; so that means
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
hoarse voice; husky voice