to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
trivia; snippet of knowledge
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
having said that; on the other hand
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to be opposite; to face each other
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to speak; to say; to vocalize
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
last week; the week before
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
variation in color (colour); having a different color
this is why; this means; it is the case that
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
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)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
everything working out as desired
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?