state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to laugh away; to laugh off
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
script; screenplay; scenario
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
beauty of slender female legs
serious; not joking; straight
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to sell off; to sell completely
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake