serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to concern; to be related
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
stark naked; completely naked; nude
ignorant of the ways of the world
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense