clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bottled beer; bottle beer
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
home area; home town; local
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
employee posted away from their family
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
this place; where one comes from; here
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
craving for the limelight
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
great person; eminent figure
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
Boys (The Shirelles song)