plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dependent on luck; matter of luck
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
to squash; to crush; to flatten
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to compete with; to vie for
bedridden; confined to bed
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
ten; 10; ten years of age
deadly serious; deadly earnest
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome