contrived; false-sounding
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
in comparison to; rather than
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
how long; how far; how much
in the meanwhile; during the time
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be worried; to be troubled
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
reason; cause; circumstances
anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)