meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
such; like that; that sort of
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to dye; to colour; to color
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
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
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
choices; alternatives; options
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
just because; even if; even though
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to ask; to enquire; to query
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known