to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
group; bunch; crowd; group
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
sexy; popular; well-liked
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
opening fully; full throttle; full power
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
videophone; video telephone; video call
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
not caring; not giving a damn
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
handicraft; industrial art object
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
comfort; consolation; diversion
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled