country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
talk; story; conversation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
nothing but; none other than
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
technique; art; skill; move
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
loss; defeat; counter for losses
coating (esp. lacquering)
to escape from; to get out
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then