strangeness; abnormality; disorder
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to be contrary to one's expectations
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
armed forces; military; troops
not yet known; unknown; strange
to happen to meet; to come across
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
level; standard; water level
maintenance; preservation; improvement
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
nice; likeable; desirable
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular