distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
simply; merely; only; solely
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
endless; boundless; everlasting
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to speak; to hear a voice
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role