forcibly; against one's will
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
after-afterparty; third party of the night
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
and then; and so; and; so then
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
explicit statement (e.g. law); express provision
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
grandfather; male senior-citizen
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour