pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
recovery; rescue; recapture
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
work; business; company; study
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
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