pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
family; relatives; dependents; household
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to throw at; to turn; to raise
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to push aside; to brush aside
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
speech; expression; wording; language
out of control; uncontrollable
wherein; therein; thereinto
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)