My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
contraceptive device; birth-control device
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
romantic film; love movie
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
behind; in the rear; in back
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
guess; conjecture; surmise
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered