to collect; to assemble; to gather
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
after staying up all night
almost; roughly; approximately
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
second; number two; runner-up
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)