in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
edge of the eaves; house frontage
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
street stall; stand; booth
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to work hard; to work diligently
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
sense of orientation; sense of direction
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
aquatic life; water creatures
relatively; comparatively
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
incident; affair; happening; event
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be surprised; to be astonished
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it's probably so; it stands to reason
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
persistence; fortitude; indomitability