centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
to do together; to share; to participate in
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(together) with; -wide; including
inside one's heart; in one's mind
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
not caring; not giving a damn
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
changing clothes; change of clothes
to accept; to receive; to agree
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady