isolation; being alone; being friendless
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
birth; creation; formation
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
plants and animals; flora and fauna
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
professor; teaching; instruction
retort; back talk; backchat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
import; importation; introduction; afferent
release; emission; ejection
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)