to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
handsome man; actor in a love scene
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
several weeks; a few weeks
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
in the end; at the end of the day
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
funny story; funny anecdote
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
valuable article; valuables
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to exaggerate; to overstate
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to find fault with; to question
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
joint struggle; common (united) front
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree