left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
predation; eating prey; preying upon
very interesting; of great interest
conversely; on the contrary
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
just because; even if; even though
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
not yet known; unknown; strange
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
technical skill; ability; capacity
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
index; indices; indicator
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience