stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to become empty; to be emptied
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
last night; yesterday evening
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
official announcement; proclamation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
for work; in a manner related to work
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at