tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
personal (employee); employed; retained
base (military, expedition, etc.)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
fresco; mural; wall painting
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to fold up; to fold into layers
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to refer to; to use as reference
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
tank (military vehicle); chariot
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
to be able to manage somehow or another
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy