although I say; although one might say; although called
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
convention; tired tradition; old custom
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to turn towards; to point
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
willpower; energy; vitality
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
that day; the very same day
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
questions and answers; dialogue
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first