tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
sense of smell; olfaction
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
victim; injured party; sufferer
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to have meaning; to be meaningful
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
Japanese person; Japanese people