priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
fast-talking; rapid talking
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to be too numerous; to be too much
comic strip with dramatic story
Europe and America; the West
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
jostle; struggle; scuffle
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
upper end; top; tip; top edge
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
next generation; future generation
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
fluent (in a language); flowing
recommended system requirements (software)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
stillness; repose; standing still
alone; unaided; away from home
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
since when; from when; how long
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
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