anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
consequence; outcome; result; blame
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
material used for flower arrangement
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
considerably; fairly; quite
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
man; male; masculine gender
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
that is to say; so that means
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain