unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
counter for books; volume
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
university student; college student
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
Grand Master (of an order); grandmaster (of chess)
considerably; greatly; a lot
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
overall; general; as a whole
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
be (that) as it may; having said that