to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one grade; first-class; primary
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
uninhabited island; desert island
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
telephone book; telephone directory
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather