pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
father and mother; parents
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
derailment; digression; deviation
lord of a manor; estate steward
here and there; in places
very likely; very probable
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
emotional scars; mental trauma
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
rather; sooner; preferably
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
in one's own way or style
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
period of time; time slot; time zone
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to