incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
God; god; ace; king; superior person
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
leader of a delegation (body, party)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
process; course; mechanism
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)