pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
one by one; one at a time; in turn
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
room allocation; assignment of rooms
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
men and women of all ages
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
one grade; first-class; primary
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
comparatively; quite; rather
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to crouch; to squat; to cower
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out