pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
recovery; undoing; recall
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
discovery; detection; finding
tradition; legend; folklore
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lost article; something forgotten
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt