it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
rectangular flower pot; stone pedestal
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
radical (of a kanji character)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to remove; to move out of the way
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
a pair (of shoes or socks)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
by itself; automatically; naturally
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
real intention; true motive; true meaning
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to cause someone to worry
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
someone (important); person of importance
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
gratitude; thanks; apology