casting; founding; minting
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
complete stranger; total stranger
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to await; to wait for; to expect
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
remark; statement; discourse
to accept; to receive; to agree
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
outward appearance; looks
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift