as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to jest; to clown (around)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
vast; limitless; boundless
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
heap; pile; stack; full measure
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to live; to make a living; to get on with
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to subsist; to keep on living
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
constitution; rules; regulation
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell