to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
woman on top (sex position); cowgirl position
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to smile broadly; to grin widely
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)