unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
way; method; means; resource; course
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
(the impression of being) soft and flexible
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
is never the case; has never happened
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
wearing one's hair in braids
3000; three thousand; many
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
practice; practising; training; study
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy