to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
reason; cause; circumstances
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
loveable; very likeable; like very much
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
settlement; solution; resolution
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
adviser; advisor; consultant
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
script; libretto; scenario
fixtures; furnishings; equipment