to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
natural; intrinsic; from birth
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
little finger; pinky; little toe
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
surname; family name; last name
silly mistake; careless mistake
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
connection; link; relationship
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reading aloud; recitation
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
dictation; verbal statement
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to well up; to burst; to arise
new arrivals; new acquisitions
breeding; raising; rearing
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
one person; another name; nickname; alias
election; selection; choice
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
club activities; extracurricular activities
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry