root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
source of information; intelligence source; message source
residence; housing; residential building
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
genuine; authentic; true; real
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
within; inside of; less than
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
from here; from this place
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to live; to make a living; to get on with
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
quipping back at something said by oneself; poking fun at one's own comment
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
ongoing; in progress; afoot
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity