to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
beginning; outset; first; onset
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
(doing something) in tears
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
time; season; period; phase; stage
waking; waking up; awakening
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to trace back to (the origins of something)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
remains; corpse; (dead) body
use; utilization; utilisation; application
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
distinction; discrimination
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
beyond that point; after that