existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
secret; private; surreptitious
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
presence (impressive quality)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
(doing something) in tears
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
that is to say; so that means
rather; sooner; preferably