to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
secrecy; highly classified information
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to play a leading role; to play a central part
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attendance (at school); going to school
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
what's what; heads or tails
running as fast as one can
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
with a friendly grin; smilingly
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman