shelter; refuge; protected place
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to speak; to say; to vocalize
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
weird; disgusting; sickening
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
will not do; do not; does not
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
reaction; response; reaction
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
modesty; humility; being humble
to approach; to draw near
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with