to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
essence; true nature; substance; reality
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly