if you think about it; come to think of it
various countries; various regions; various provinces
Japanese food; Japanese meal
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
even if not; even without
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
forgetting; lapse of memory
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
health; healthy; sound; fit
cut end; section; opening; slit
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
attendant; valet; servant; follower
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to sink (into); to get depressed
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked