vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
little by little; bit by bit
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
name plate; name tag; label
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
family name; lineage; birth; clan
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
name; given name; first name
very young; little; childish; immature
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
this occasion; at this time; now
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
what kind of; what sort of; what
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how; in what way; in what manner
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
human being; human; person; character (of a person)