just because; even if; even though
explanation; interpretation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
program (e.g. TV); programme
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
intimacy; affection; familiarity
even if; even though; however; no matter how
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary