one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
contest; comparison; competition
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
continuous track; caterpillar track
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
mutation; change; transition
retry; another try; another go
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
to hide; to conceal oneself
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to break a dam; to burst out
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to wash clean; to cleanse
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
the Gospel according to John (book of the Bible)
chapter one; first chapter
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
strike (i.e. industrial action)
in history; ever; historical
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt