that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to peel; to skin; to pare
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to become clear; to be made public
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
because; for; the reason why is ...
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
personality; character; individuality; personhood
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to detain; to check; to restrain
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
according to; by (means of); due to; because of