to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
greeting; a fine thing to say
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly