to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be prolonged; to drag on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
other; another; over; more than; I; me
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
festival; feast; carnival
to be erected; to be built
every evening; night after night
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
program (e.g. TV); programme
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
matter of time; question of time
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to think too much; to be over-concerned
all you can drink; bottomless cup