open; public; official; overt
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
directly; in person; firsthand
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to pass (of time); to elapse
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
someone (important); person of importance
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge