making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
more and more; increasingly; all the more
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
how; in what way; in what manner
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
waste of time; killing time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
day after day; day by day
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
post (to a BBS); comment (on a blog)
within; inside of; less than
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless