equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
business use; business purposes
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
I see; that's right; indeed
to go out and away; to leave
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
electrically heated carpet
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to shout (in anger); to yell
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
conduit (pipe); water pipe
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
wedding ring; wedding band
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)