continuous; without a break
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
recreation; diversion; relaxation
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
underdevelopment; incomplete development; aplasia; hypoplasia; infantilism
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
conversely; on the contrary
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
each place; various places
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass