to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the dark side; the seamy side
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.)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
matter causing distress; something causing worry
proposal; offer; request; application
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
and then; and so; and; so then
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
extremely; very; really; super; so