to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
established practice; custom
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
succession; continuation; series; sequence
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to have a talk; to tell a story
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
and so; therefore; for that reason
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
lately; recently; nowadays
composed expression; clear face
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously