throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
what kind of; what sort of; what
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
serious look (on one's face); straight face
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
please (give me); please (do for me)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching