to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
duty; obligation; responsibility
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
period of time; time slot; time zone
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
instability; insecurity; crankiness
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well up; to burst; to arise
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down