to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to understand from experience
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
in the face of; in defiance of
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
vague recollection; faint memory