large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to become clear; to be made public
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
hundred points; perfect mark
height (of a person); stature
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
allotment (allocation) of marks
to badger; to pester; to beg
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge