to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
large serving; large portion
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
contradiction; inconsistency
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to concern; to be related
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
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
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely