surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
evening; night; nighttime
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); KL
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to sell off; to sell completely
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
developed country; advanced country
chain; series; connection; linkage
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
middle period; medium-term
ōnamazu (giant catfish thought to cause earthquakes)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion