unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to take flight; to disappear
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
fortune-telling; divination
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
accurate; correct; precise; exact
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
exactly as stated; verbatim
this is why; this means; it is the case that
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to talk; to chat; to chatter
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to rule; to govern; to administer
so to speak; so to call it; as it were