breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
instead; but (on the other hand)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
musical composition; tune
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
all present; all concerned; all of us
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
a few years ago; some years back
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture