serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
prevention; precaution; protection against
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
notice; attention; observation
slight; light; thin; faint; dim