frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; such is life
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
materials; data; document
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
health management; health maintenance; health care
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve