difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to begin to walk; to set out
a few years ago; some years back
great difference; major mistake
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
large tree; big tree; huge tree
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
research material; experimental material
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
trend of the times; way things are going
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
progress; advance; improvement; development
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
black lustre; black luster