pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
nonchalantly; without a care
cooler box; cooler; cool box
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
supporting role (actor); minor role
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing