slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
fortune-telling; divination
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
hey there; I say; see here
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
knowing; (an) acquaintance
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar