to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to cause a person trouble
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
because of; owing to; due to
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
one's post; place of work; workplace
to bail out (water); to scoop out
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
confections; sweets; candy; cake