to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
holding two or more positions concurrently
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
service industry; service sector
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
district; section; sector