purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
late at night; at a late hour
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
official announcement; proclamation
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to not believe one's ears
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
general; popular; common; typical
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading