incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
transmitter; homing device
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comfortable bowel movement
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
indictment; prosecution; complaint
guardians; parents; father and older brother
testimony; (verbal) evidence
suspicious-looking; fishy
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
man among men; manly man; alpha male
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
head; brains; intelligence
cannot be compared with; no match for
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)