to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
settlement; solution; resolution
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
police; police officer; police station
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
natural disaster; cataclysm
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
very; extremely; excessively
for the first time in one's life
to settle (in a place); to settle down
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress