shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to live through; to survive
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
self-consciousness; self-awareness
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
discrimination against women; female discrimination
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to say no more; to sink into silence
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sympathy; empathy; response
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
that is to say; so that means
going through; going via; going by way of
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection