opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
request; appeal; claim; purchase
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
contemplation; meditation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
at least; at most; (even) just
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
risky; dangerous; insecure
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)