it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
it seems so; that's what it looks like
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
reduction of armaments; disarmament
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
breathing of a sleeping person
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to complain; to make a complaint
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
elevator landing; elevator hall
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall