trend; tendency; movement; attitude
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
a find; windfall; bargain
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
little finger; pinky; little toe
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
damp; moist (negative nuance)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
just one person; only one
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed