to ask; to enquire; to query
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
now that; since; so long as; because
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
genuine; authentic; true; real
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
decoration; ornament; trimmings
on the occasion of; at the time of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
naturally; of course; understandably
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
is something that; is that which
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
land readjustment; town planning
political measures; policy
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into