explanation; interpretation
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
only recently; just of late
frequency; rate of occurrence
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
don't you think?; indicates question
verbalizing; putting into words
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
early; primitive; primordial
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
regarding highly; attaching importance to
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
long ago; already; a long time ago
main cause; primary factor
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk