killing time; staving off boredom
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
common reed (Phragmites australis)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hills and fields; hill and dale
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
all one has; all one's possessions
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange