to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to have a talk; to tell a story
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
then; well; so; well then
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
boy; son; baby boy; young man