to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be surprised; to be astonished
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stare back at; to look back at
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what time; (lit.) which hour
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at least; at most; (even) just
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
complete change; about-face
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a click; with a snap
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)