advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
way (of doing); manner; method; means
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
tail (animal); tail end; tip
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
example; specimen; sample
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
middle of the night; dead of night
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
stirring; slight movement
to be helpful; to be useful
to need; to call for; to require
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
(divine) providence; dispensation
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
influence (on someone); inspiration
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one