just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
superstition; superstitious belief
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
revengeful ghost; apparition
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
main question; real issue at hand
to some extent; to a certain extent
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)