ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
(instruction) manual; handbook
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
switching over to; migration; transition
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
cherry blossom (colour, color)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)