unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
(a person's) appearance; looks
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
looks; features; (personal) appearance
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
high mountain; alpine mountain
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
construction; establishment
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
all present; all concerned; all of us
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point