event; phenomenon; matter
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to ask a question; to ask questions
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fat; tallow; lard; grease
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to become muddy; to become slushy
how can (one) do something
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
halfway (through, complete); midway
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language