pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(not so) much; (not) very
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
capacity; volume; capacitance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
person of doubtful origin
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to indicate; to show; to point to
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to