baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
prefectural assembly member
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
hey there; I say; see here
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to attack; to assault; to assail
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
looking pale; looking unwell
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)