in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
internal organs; intestines; viscera
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to find fault with; to question
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
father; dad; husband; you; he
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection