(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now that; since; so long as; because
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
square; formal; prim; stuffy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
how; in what way; how about; questionable
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
space (room, area, outer space)
hey there; I say; see here
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
tool; implement; means; furniture