extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to switch off; to turn off
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
conversely; on the contrary
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
settlement; solution; resolution
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on