connection; link; relationship
product; produce; result; fruit
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
festival merrymaking; revelry
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to laugh away; to laugh off
to roll about; to writhe about
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to put into the mouth; to eat
to engage in lively conversation
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
tenth day of the month; ten days
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to be injured; to sustain a wound
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sympathy; empathy; response
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)