to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
again; once again; yet again
all eyes; public attention
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
right beside; close to; nearby
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to indicate; to show; to point to
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
great-grandmother; great-grandma
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
regional cuisine; local cuisine
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale