vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
seasoning; flavour; flavor
imperial court; royal court
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
in order; in turn; one by one
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
caller; visitor; company; guest
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard