pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
notice; attention; observation
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
transmission of a sonar pulse; pinging
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
wherein; therein; thereinto
perception; sensing; noticing
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be too numerous; to be too much
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
aforementioned; above-mentioned
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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 be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
not worth doing; waste of effort
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
based on; built on; made from
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
in search of; in order to look for
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account