to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
story; tale; talk; discussion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
unpredictability; element of surprise
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
rare; uncommon; not often seen
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
greeting; a fine thing to say
tension; mental strain; nervousness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
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.)
one's days and nights being reversed
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch