stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one day; (on) a certain day
to use up all one's strength
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
electricity; (electric) light
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to face; to go towards; to head towards
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
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?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at once; immediately; right now
foreign; abroad; overseas
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
had better ...; had better not ...
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
woman; female; feminine gender
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands