to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
spread; span; expanse; extent
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be too numerous; to be too much
to abandon; to leave behind
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
never mind!; don't worry about it
creation; Creation (by God)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
another; different; something else
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
general public; the masses
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
loud laughter; hearty laugh
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be found; to be discovered
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
manner of using one's hands
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
difference; discrepancy; variation
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)