suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
people; men and women; each person; everybody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
long ago; once upon a time
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)