while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
if you do this; if this is the case
killing two birds with one stone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
colour; color; hue; tints
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
guess; conjecture; surmise
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
first shrine visit of the New Year
level ground; horizon; field of view
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt