to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
every evening; every night
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
considerably; fairly; quite
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't you think?; indicates question
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to press a question; to cross-examine
to concern; to be related
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety