healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
society; company; the public; the world
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to rush back; to run back
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to pucker up one's lips; to purse up one's lips
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to become red; to redden; to blush
both hands; both arms; ten
to understand; to make out
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
meditation; contemplation
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction