pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to come to one's senses; to calm down
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
declaration; proclamation; announcement
like that; that way; thus
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to spit out; to eject; to dump
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to bury; to embed; to implant
IC card; smart card; chip card
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
height (of body); stature
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings