dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
that's the way it is; such is life
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
serious; not joking; straight
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
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
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively