to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
meaning; significance; sense
simply; merely; only; solely
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
why; how; for what reason
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(within a) territory; domains
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation