basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be pretentious; to put on airs
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
draw (in competition); tie game
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline