as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
exclusive; attached to; specialist