conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
too (much); overly; excessively
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bottled beer; bottle beer
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
home area; home town; local
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
employee posted away from their family
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
this place; where one comes from; here