to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
something; some kind of; for some reason
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
charming; fascinating; attractive
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
in public; in company; in the presence of others
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
sleeping pill; sleep medication
grim; stern; stark; heartless
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
old hag; old woman; old bat