to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
after death; posthumously
by all means; at all costs
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to get late; to advance; to wear on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
decoration; ornament; trimmings
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to use (something) as a selling point
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.); cargo booking
first thing in the morning
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
collection of essays (miscellaneous writings, literary jottings, etc.)
research; study; investigation