comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
person concerned; interested party; related party
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
(not) even once; (not) ever
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
such; this sort of; like this
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
grey moustache; white beard
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to put one's life on the line
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
real thing; original; actual
reason for being; raison d'être
optimism; taking an optimistic view
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
covering; protection; backing; relief
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)