yearned for; longed for; missed
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
potato chips; potato crisps
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to work hard; to make an effort
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
program (e.g. TV); programme
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
viewer; (television) audience
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
had better ...; had better not ...
to relax; to feel at home
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom