after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
ten; 10; ten years of age
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
such ... as; or some such
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy