intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fresco; mural; wall painting
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to ask a question; to ask questions
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to carry; to bring (to a place)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to rank next to; to come after
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
explanation; interpretation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
much less; to say nothing of
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach