real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
flawless; absolute perfection
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
notice; attention; observation
to call in; to invite; to bring in
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
explosion; rupture; break off
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(not) even once; (not) ever
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise