to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
on bad terms; at loggerheads
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
clearing one's throat; cough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
because of; owing to; due to
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
discovery; detection; finding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
memory; sense; experience
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
police officer; policeman; policewoman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding