riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
binoculars; field glasses
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
something wrapped in a furoshiki
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
common; commonplace; ordinary; familiar; everyday; garden-variety
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to escape from; to get out
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
the other day; a few days ago
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition