suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
respect and affection; love and respect
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
general term; generic name
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
very loud volume; megavolume
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
love affair; love relationship
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unmarried; not yet married
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
even more; still more; further