slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
(period of) a year; during an era
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
to go past; to pass; to pass by
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to chase; to run after; to pursue
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
the same; the said; likewise
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cesspool; sink; manure sink
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
boiled and half-dried bonito
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent