stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to take a breath; to take a short rest
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
overhasty; rash; premature
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
recompense; indemnity; atonement
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school