promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
fate; destiny; predestination
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac