method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
corridor; hallway; passageway
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
clearing one's throat; cough
gambling den; gambling house
3rd day of the month; three days
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
existence; possession; having; limited company
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
finishing blow; coup de grâce
single word; a few words; brief comment
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
president (of a society); chairman