personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
deed; act; work; performance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
perfect; complete; flawless
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
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 insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
speculation; thinking; meditation
ability to get things done
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to stay (at); to stop (at)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
deep inside; innermost place
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
at the last moment; this late in the game
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)