kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
correction; revision; amendment
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
imagination; supposition; guess
to call each other; to call out to one another
close; intimate; on good terms
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
with a friendly grin; smilingly
curiosity; inquisitiveness
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
event; phenomenon; matter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead