in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
actor; actress; player; performer
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
way of speaking; intimation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
encouragement; backing; reinforcements