a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
these days; now; recently
moderate; proper; just right
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to tighten; to press hard
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
atrocity; (arch.) treason
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
this or that person; anybody; many people
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
precarious situation; precarious state
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
greatest mistake of one's life
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
hard fight; difficult struggle