perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
confections; sweets; candy; cake
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to gather; to collect; to assemble
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
as you see; as you can see
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicking
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
long-awaited; much-awaited
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)