where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
a great variety of; diversity
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
one by one; one after another; successively
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
migration; move; emigration; immigration
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand