not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to shave off; to scrape off
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to appease; to suppress; to calm
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
originally; by nature; from the start
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
ago; since; before; previous
broken; intermittent; disconnected
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
indeed; really; truly; very much
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to