cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unexpected meeting; coincidence
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be at a loss for words
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
talk; recital; narration; topic
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
being upright and cleanhanded
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
older brother; elder brother
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically