personal affair; one's own affair
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
racial or national characteristics
three days and three nights
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
should do; ought to do; must do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
how; in what way; how about
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to happen to have on hand or in stock
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
right in the midst of; right at the height of
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something like ...; something called ...
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)