somehow; for some reason or other
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have a meal; to take a meal
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
surface of the earth; ground surface
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to come back; to return; to recur
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
maintenance; preservation; improvement
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering