person of culture; cultured person
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
still; even now; to this day
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
world; society; people; the public
to forget completely; to leave behind
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
step; stride; counter for steps