to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
only recently; just of late
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
Minister of the Environment
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
wherein; therein; thereinto
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to need; to demand; to take; to require
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full