bright; intelligent; clever; smart
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
severe earthquake; violent tremor
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
stability; security; equilibrium
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
sharing; division; draw; tie
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
the whole world; the universe
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
historic; historical; traditional
basis; foundation; grounds; authority