uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
that; the matter in question
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
survival; survivor; relic
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
one day; (on) a certain day
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
guardian; protector; patron; parent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
battle of wits; contest of wits