pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
silently (in a bad mood); sullenly; gloomily; taciturnly
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to stray from; to get lost
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to trample; to crush underfoot
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to tame (an animal); to domesticate