regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
boy; son; baby boy; young man
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what kind of; what sort of; what
in that manner; like that
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
feeling; sense; impression
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; even now; to this day
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
chief; main; principal; major
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless