wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
ten; 10; ten years of age
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
boy; son; baby boy; young man
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to face; to go towards; to head towards
please (give me); please (do for me)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
level; standard; water level
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell