very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
caller; visitor; company; guest
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
participation; joining; entry
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars