bank; banking institution
absorption; suction; attraction
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
both; both sides; both parties
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
nook (small and oft. secluded space in a home)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
I told you so; you see that?
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
corridor; hallway; passageway
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to finish reading; to read through
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind