dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
article; news story; report; account
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
next term; next period; next version; next release
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
meaning; significance; sense
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only