pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to fall off; to tumble down
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
on the occasion of; at the time of
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to take (all of) into consideration
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
what's what; heads or tails
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder