to grow up; to become an adult
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
motive power; driving force
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
does not; do not; will not do
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
while; even though; despite
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
residence; housing; residential building
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation