violent explosion; bursting
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
three legs (two legs and a cane)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
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
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
leading part; leading actor; leading actress