estimate (of costs); budget
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
worry; mental agony; heartache
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be reflected in a mirror
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to stare back at; to look back at
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone