while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
application (to take part in); registration
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
number of persons; personnel
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
misreading; misinterpreting
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
right (to do something); authority; power
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
polish (jewels); cultivation
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
in this way; along these lines; similarly
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of