pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
indication; (thermometer) reading
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
third day of the month; three days
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
serious; not joking; straight
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons