to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
river; stream; River; the ... river
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so