honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
such; like that; that sort of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
in one's own way or style
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
participation; joining; entry
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
more than usual (usu. time)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
another time; some other time
although I say; although one might say; although called
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
great joy; delight; jubilation
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
almost every day; almost daily
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain