today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
clearing one's throat; cough
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
disclosure; exposure; revelation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
planning; project; plan; design
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular