by your leave; with your permission
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (one's eyes) wide
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
instant; moment; for an instant
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
considerably; greatly; a lot
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
three; three years of age
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed