monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(not) even once; (not) ever
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
one's house; one's home; one's family
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
close; intimate; on good terms
the same generation; coeval
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
in that manner; like that
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
(the condition of) one's health
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed