to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
standby; preparation; arrangement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
around the clock; day and night
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen