(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to project; to stick out; to stand out
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
older sister and younger brother
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
inside; interior; inner part
to be entwined; to be involved
contrived; false-sounding
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to annoy; to cause trouble
being off guard; being defenseless
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
in name only; titular; nominal
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand