episode; anecdote; vignette
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
wide difference; a world of difference
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
high; noble; refined; advanced
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)