in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
round; spherical; circular
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
special; particular; peculiar; unique
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
communication skills; communication ability
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
that's true; of course; obviously
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
rare; uncommon; not often seen
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
samurai movie (with a lot of sword fights)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
outrageous lie; outright lie
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
reason; cause; history; origin
road approaching a shrine
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do