random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
great difference; major mistake
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be exhausted; to be worn out
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
production (e.g. play); direction
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)