reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
medical care; medical treatment
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
money-making; earning money
to appease; to suppress; to calm
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
first generation; founder
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
thunderous roar; roaring sound
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
other side; opposite side; other party
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to choke; to have trouble breathing