bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
middle of the night; dead of night
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
go that far; to that extent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
for example; for instance; e.g.
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
hello; good day; good afternoon
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic