indicate reason; infers some protest
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
complication; confusion; disorder
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
admiration; being impressed (by)
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
handrail; railing; banister
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
river; stream; River; the ... river
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
dependent on luck; matter of luck
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap