at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
laxative; purgative; evacuant
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to look attractive; to look nice
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to solicit; to demand; to extort
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to slide into; to slip into
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sick person; patient; invalid
to rise; to erect; to get up
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to repaint; to paint again
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
light; easy; non-serious; minor