to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fortune-telling; divination
make; workmanship; preparation
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
approximate age; age range
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
fortunetelling (as an occupation)
to trample; to crush underfoot
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
difference; discrepancy; variation
contrast; antithesis; comparison
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to happen to hear; to overhear
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest