story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
educated; learned; schooled
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to leave a bad impression behind
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
rare; uncommon; not often seen
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
around the world; throughout the world
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
letter; missive; note; mail
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable