inside; interior; inner part
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
both hands; both arms; ten
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
how; in what way; how about
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be plump; to be chubby
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient