to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to not take seriously; to take lightly
obedience; submission; resignation
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
illegitimate child; secret love child
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
commuting to school; school commute
(mouse) click; click (sound)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way