oracle; revelation; divine message
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to get hungry; to become hungry
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
translator (device, program); translation machine
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
roadway; road; carriageway
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to thrust away; to send flying
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
everywhere; all over; throughout
gale; strong wind; high wind
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
head over heels; headlong; head first