to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
town; city; municipal; urban
pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product