system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to continue to rain or snow
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
living room (Western style); sitting room
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
understanding person; supporter
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
this (very thing); this precisely
to wave a flag; to show the way