leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
variety show (on TV or radio)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
being startled; getting a shock
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to shake one's head (in denial)
performer; actor; actress; cast
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
tingling; stinging; pungently
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(being) face to face; facing each other
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to have meaning; to be meaningful
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
self-analysis; autoanalysis
long ago; a long time ago; already
lately; recently; these days
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)