conversely; on the contrary
high-pitched tone; soprano
small change; coins; small sum of money
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
sleeping together in a huddle
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to be forward; to be impertinent
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
sudden price jump; steep price rise
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to claim victims; to leave casualties
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move