predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
long time; several hours; long spell
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
talk; recital; narration; topic
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
it is I who should say so
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)