vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
complete change; about-face
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
though; notwithstanding; although
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
now that; since; so long as; because
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation