blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
imagination; supposition; guess
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
genuine; authentic; true; real
such; this sort of; like this
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
such; like that; that sort of; very
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
again; once more; a second time
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Japanese person; Japanese people
man; male; masculine gender
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even though; despite; when
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door