preference; priority; precedence
society; the world; the times
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
briskly with small steps; trotting
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
being startled; getting a shock
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
absentmindedness; peace of mind
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to speak ill of; to disparage
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
self-consciousness; self-awareness
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
clothing and accessories; attire
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to jump at; to be attracted by
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
play equipment; playground equipment
unanticipated; unexpected
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to hand over; to surrender
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question