popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
surely (not); certainly (not)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
for today; for the time being
super cute; extremely cute
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to serve; to work for; to attend
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
being off guard; being defenseless
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
regulation; adjustment; control
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out