talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
female high-school student
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
feeling; sense; impression
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
such ... as; or some such
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
the West; the Occident; Western countries
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
so; like this; in this way
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be needed; to be wanted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
hunting ground; hunting preserve
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling