to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
explanation; interpretation
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
guess; speculation; supposition
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
item; something that one "just has to have"
to be hesitant; to feel timid
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
all times and places; all ages and countries
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
toxin; poisonous substance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
exorcism rite; purification
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to attempt; to test; to try out
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cruelty; hard-heartedness