laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
rebellion; great uprising
deceased; late; dead; departed
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
in that way; like that; that way
talking about memories; reminiscences
educational institution; school; academy; campus
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
(economic) depression; recession; slump
to have a smattering knowledge of
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
recurrence; revival; resuscitation