coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
such; like that; that sort of
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
extreme sadist; very sadistic
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
short pause; short interval
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
tips (esp. for using an application, electronic device, etc.); tricks; techniques
one more time; once more; once again
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to become empty; to be emptied
odds and ends; all; every
only recently; just of late
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
how; in what way; by what means
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for