to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to be consistent; to be coherent
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to become clear; to be made public
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be lacking in options; to be too few
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
the same kind; accomplice; partner
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
notice; notification; report; posting
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
general; popular; common; typical
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten