curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
such; like that; that sort of; very
tendency; trend; inclination
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
information; experience; knowledge; observation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
social; societal; societary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
absorption; suction; attraction
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in this way; thus; such; uh...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to put on airs; to assume importance