bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
the same kind; accomplice; partner
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
piece of meat; cut of meat
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
bolt from the blue; great surprise
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant