panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
thorough; exhaustive; complete
weight training; muscle training
to temper thoroughly; to train well
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
to be too numerous; to be too much
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
brain training; brain workout
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
house; one's house; one's home; one's family