support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
returned goods; returning purchased goods
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
talk about various topics
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to summon courage; to be brave
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in this manner; in this way; like this
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to pass (of time); to elapse
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
ground glass; frosted glass
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
guess; conjecture; surmise
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
script; libretto; scenario
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)