noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to feel hungry; to get hungry
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
along the road; along the way