to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
each time it happens; at all such times
to comfort; to console; to amuse
close; intimate; on good terms
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
funny story; funny anecdote
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
frequency (of occurrence)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
killing time; staving off boredom
to be a matter of life or death
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
blank column; blank space
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of