trivia; snippet of knowledge
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
ten; 10; ten years of age
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
bad influence; negative influence
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course