preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
winter festival; winter matsuri
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
(not) even once; (not) ever
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
eruption; volcanic eruption
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
both (people); the two of them