muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
for the first time in one's life
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pre-war days; before the war
long time; long interval; for quite some time
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
first meeting; first interview with
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
beauty of style; beauty of form
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
clearing one's throat; cough
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
so-and-so; who?; which people?
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence