elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
scale; scope; plan; structure
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
question; inquiry; enquiry
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
had better ...; had better not ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
study; library; den; home office; reading room
flour; meal; powder; dust
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown