assertion; declaration; affirmation
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
human relations; personal relationships
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
forty-ninth day after a person's death
fifth day of the month; five days
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Buddhist memorial service
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
protest; refutation; pleading
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
shellfish; seashell; shell
countermeasure; counter-measure
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation