answering one's own question;  wondering to oneself;  soliloquizing;  soliloquising
 splish-splash;  with a splash;  click-click (of a camera shutter);  with a click;  with a snap
 thankfully;  fortunately;  luckily;  mercifully
 extension;  elongation;  prolongation;  Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
 force;  strength;  capability;  ability;  efficacy;  effect;  effort
 cartoon;  comic;  comic strip;  manga
 marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens);  Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
 abstinence from alcohol;  temperance;  prohibition of drinking
 ending;  conclusion;  join;  union;  knot;  knotting
 ice;  shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
 commemoration;  celebration;  honoring the memory of something;  turning something into a memento;  memory
 volume (sound level);  volume (books);  volume;  substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal);  any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
 is it?;  isn't it?;  be;  is
 it doesn't matter what;  anything is fine
 conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
 mouthful;  morsel;  gulp;  sip;  one word;  in short
 salty;  calculating;  stingy;  scowling;  grimacing;  hoarse
 to wind;  to coil;  to envelope;  to shroud;  to outflank;  to skirt
 another time;  some other time
 playing at (something);  game of make-believe;  something done together
 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
 email;  mail (usu. in compound words);  post;  message (sent over a chat application);  instant message;  male
 what the?;  what's going on?;  what's this?
 lover;  boyfriend;  girlfriend;  soul mate
 proximity of a monarch or lord
 important;  significant;  precious;  valuable;  careful
 NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
 to stay indoors;  to be confined indoors
 pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.);  pacing oneself
 lightweight fabric or clothing;  silk gauze;  thin silk;  Latin (language)
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)