to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
though; notwithstanding; although
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
proposal; proposition; suggestion
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
royal capital; imperial capital
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
late at night; at a late hour
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)