understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to collect; to assemble; to gather
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber