language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
signature phrase; signature saying
such; like that; that sort of; very
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
go that far; to that extent
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to wring the neck; to strangle
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
murder; homicide; manslaughter
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
victim; injured party; sufferer
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
conjecture; guesswork; guess
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
admiration; being impressed (by)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any