cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
explanation; interpretation
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
meeting hall; assembly hall
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
attendance; presence; appearance
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to close (one's eyes); to shut
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
knowing; (an) acquaintance
chasing after women; womanizing
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
such; this sort of; like this
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
to lean against; to set against
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around