emphasizes direct object of action
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
small vase for one or two flowers; flower arrangement of one or two flowers
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
job hunting; job searching
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
chaps (in the skin); cracks
sense of orientation; sense of direction
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
vacant house; unoccupied house
hiding one's embarrassment
forty-ninth day after a person's death
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Claude; Claude (large language model developed by Anthropic)
rational; logical; coherent
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize