pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
all night long; all through the night
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
creation; generation; formation; derivation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
selection; choice; option
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance