absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
meaning; significance; sense
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unexpectedly; surprisingly
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
together; at the same time; same; identical
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
even though; despite; when
no!; no no!; no, not at all
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour