mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
principle; theory; fundamental truth
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be exhausted; to be worn out
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
Christmas Eve; holy night
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation