to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to stop talking; to be silent
that; the matter in question
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
product; commodity; merchandise
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to accept (a thing) with thanks
ancestor; forefather; foremother
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
eccentric; crank; oddball
one's days and nights being reversed
private funds; own funds; private property
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote