thought; consideration; thinking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
but; however; although; though
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
semi-transparent; translucent
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unnatural death; violent death
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
house where one was born; one's parents' house
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible