to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
is that so?; I see; right; oh
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
hand luggage; hand baggage
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
waking; waking up; awakening
related to; in relation to