to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
persimmons mellowed in a sake cask
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
way of talking; speaking style
mutually; reciprocally; together
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation