something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
source of information; intelligence source; message source
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
young female rice planter; young girl
Imperial Household Agency
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
I see; that's right; indeed
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
central government office; head office; this office
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
(present) head of a family
while alive; during one's lifetime
end of war; cessation of hostilities
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; in those days
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
ten-year-old; ten year old
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
memory; sense; experience
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may