fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
man; male; masculine gender
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
rare; uncommon; not often seen
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration