forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
butt hair; buttock hair; ass hair
to pluck; to pick; to tear
system; institution; organization; organisation
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sphere; circle; range; category
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
most part; greater part; majority
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
genetics; study of heredity
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
national defence; national defense
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
defense capability (defence)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
growth period; growing season
height (of body); stature
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
bento; Japanese box lunch
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal