counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
unseasonable; out of season
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
article; news story; report; account
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
all eyes; public attention
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sequel; later development
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to