consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lock-opening; lock-picking
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
terrible luck; very bad luck
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to call in; to invite; to bring in
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
in the morning; during the morning
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) little; somewhat; somehow