fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
four characters; four letters
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
stagnation; hindrance; delay
be on your guard!; take care!
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
in the morning; during the morning
even though; despite; when
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter