complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
since the dawn of history
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
imagination; supposition; guess
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to become clear; to be made public
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
legendary beast; magical beast
wild beast; wild animal; brute
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
specific area; specified region; designated area
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
damage to crops by vermin (esp. insects); pest damage
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
environment; circumstance
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
a few years ago; some years back
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
cold-weather damage (to crops)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
came here; coming here; recently
to mistake (A for B); to misread