almost; roughly; approximately
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
living room (Japanese-style)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what time; (lit.) which hour
originally; by nature; from the start
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
number of times; frequency; count
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
morning training (e.g. before school)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
person who is ...; thing that is ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style