pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to rush over; to run up to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
way; method; means; resource; course
to turn towards; to point
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
the opposite sex; isomerism
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
the other day; a few days ago
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases