to play a leading role; to play a central part
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
just the other day; quite recently
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to be needed; to be wanted
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
first meeting; first interview with
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
pressure; oppression; suppression