to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
semibasement; semi-basement
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
pieces; scraps; disconnected
ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
long time; long interval; for quite some time
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
bedside; near one's pillow
embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
whichever one chooses; either way
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that's the way it is; such is life
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)