to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
trust; confidence; credence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
rather; sooner; preferably
independence; self-reliance
had better ...; had better not ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
state of mind; mentality; psychology
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan