obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
derailment; digression; deviation
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
eruption; volcanic eruption
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
scale; scope; plan; structure
water vapour; water vapor; steam
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
Shiji (first of China's 24 dynastic histories); Records of the Grand Historian
Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
incidentally; at the same time
lofty building; tall building
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
castle town; fortified town