vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
the whole month; all the month
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
graduation ceremony; commencement
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
setting off (on a trip); departure
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
chief; main; principal; important
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
all present; all concerned; all of us
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
river; stream; River; the ... river