undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
blow; hit (on the body); beating
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
retrogression; regression
feeling; sense; impression
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
approval; license; licence; permission
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to slim down; to lose weight
body; physical system; (the) person
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
vitality; (one's) life force
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
normal (e.g. normal hexane)