pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
unrequited love; one-sided love
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
race (of people); type of person
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature