fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
genius; prodigy; natural gift
time; hour; season; time of the year
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to take command; to give direction
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
New England (US, Australia)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
speech and conduct; words and deeds
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to grant permission; to give permission
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
governments of various nations of the world
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
on the way back; returning
on the sea; surface of the sea
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting