cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
other than; excluding; without
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
long time; several hours; long spell
very likely; very probable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
preventive measure; precautionary measure
time limit; time restriction
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing