absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
something; some kind of; for some reason
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
briskly; quickly; promptly
that's true; of course; obviously
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
coagulant; coagulating agent
like a part of the family
that's the way it is; such is life
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
new product; new line (of products)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)