pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
preface; introduction; preamble
honour; honor; glory; privilege
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
spirit; heart; disposition
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
cares; ill feeling; reserve
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to resound; to make a stir
ballot paper; voting paper
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
second (unit of time); arc second
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)