because; the reason is; if you want to know why
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
moneymaking; earning money
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
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?")
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
the front; honest; upright; decent
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down