and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
lyricism; description of one's feelings
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
so-and-so; who?; which people?
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
that's a different matter; that's a different story
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to lose sight of; to miss
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
depiction; description; portrayal
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
way; method; means; resource; course
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)