dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
marriage ceremony; wedding
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
between times; when there's a spare moment
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
fast-talking; rapid talking
hand used like a sword in striking
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
thoughtful; deep-thinking
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to fight against; to oppose; to face
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly