rental video; video rental shop
to leave as it is; to defer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
very interesting; of great interest
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone