paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
main question; real issue at hand
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
unidentifiable; unidentified
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
about when; about what time; how soon
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
time; season; period; phase; stage
conviction; belief; confidence
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to pick up; to find; to gather
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to correct oneself; to restate
that is to say; so that means
to have meaning; to be meaningful
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(sound of one's) heartbeat
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!