absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
there is nothing; having nothing
my personal (e.g. opinion)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to call again; to call (someone) back
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dual structure; double structure
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
evening meal; dinner; supper
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be worried; to be troubled
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
but; however; provided that