pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to become completely chilled
small change; coins; small sum of money
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
triangle; triangular shape
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
carnivore; carnivorous animal
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust