to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
grotesque; disgusting; gross
hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie
to look attractive; to look nice
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
blowfly (excluding bluebottles and greenbottles)
(social) position; status
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number of characters; number of letters
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
present; gift; to give a present or gift
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
depiction; description; portrayal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
for example; for instance; e.g.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)