invention; intelligent; clever; smart
rational; reasonable; logical
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to be boiled; to be cooked
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
conviction; belief; confidence