to lend an ear to; to listen to
to move forward; to move on
one's previous life; previous existence
vague recollection; faint memory
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
unidentified mysterious animal
freely; right and left; as one pleases
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
all-weather; weather-proof
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to badger; to pester; to beg
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
celebration of a child's seventh day