answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
anything and everything; just about everything
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
one after another; in succession
comparatively; relatively
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
large amount of money; great cost
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
measurement error; calculation error
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to repeat; to do something over again
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to concern; to be related
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge