easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
speech and conduct; words and deeds
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to pass (of time); to elapse
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
while; even though; despite
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
student (esp. a university student)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
annual (plant); first-year student
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hope; white hope; person of promise
future; possible; potential; prospective
close associate; close aide; brains-truster