precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to use up all one's strength
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
sympathy; empathy; response
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
don't worry about it; forget about it
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
yeah; you're right; that's right
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)