stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
one's family; family member
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition