government office; agency; board
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
will not do; do not; does not
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
small-time candy store; penny candy store
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
big snake; (large) serpent
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie