assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
destination; place one stays during a trip
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
settlement; solution; resolution
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
landing; alighting; touch down
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy