comprehension; understanding
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
suggestion; hint; implication
to form a pair; to pair up
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
leading person; foremost figure
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
filtration; filtering; percolation
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
succeeding; following; trailing; next
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs