distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
reason; cause; history; origin
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
back street; back alley; off-street
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
crescent moon; young moon
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to creep about; to crawl around
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit