no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
different (from); not the same (as)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
in history; ever; historical
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
brand-new article; new item
to exaggerate; to overstate
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
whenever you want; any time you like
31st day of the month; 31 days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to drop; to lose; to let fall
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
January; first month of the lunar calendar
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
everywhere; all over; throughout
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
tool; implement; means; furniture