becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
genuine; authentic; true; real
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
about this time; about now
testimony; (verbal) evidence
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
imagination; supposition; guess
main cause; primary factor
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
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
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to get late; to advance; to wear on
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
main purpose; primary objective
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
northern part; the north (of a region)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street