pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
letting (someone) die without helping
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
priority; order of precedence
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to increase; to add to; to augment
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
you (plural); all of you; you all
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see through; to see the true nature of something
serious wound; serious injury
to be entwined; to be involved
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
picking; collecting; harvesting
annotation; explanatory note; comment
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
all present; all concerned; all of us