platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
practice; practising; experience
older sister; lass; young lady
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
sentiment; sentimentality
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
not yet known; unknown; strange
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
plural; multiple; several
to be consistent; to be coherent
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
for your information; I'm telling you
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
grasp; catch; understanding
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)