rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
joint together; opposite; facing
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be absorbed in reading
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shopping; purchased goods
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to pass (of time); to elapse
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
interruption; suspension; break
online shopping; net shopping
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
although I say; although one might say; although called
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to think of; to come up with
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
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)
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)