hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to repeat; to do something over again
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to concern; to be related
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to find out; to discover; to locate
concealment; suppression; hiding
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
approximate age; age range
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
behind; in the rear; in back
to thrust before; to thrust at
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
judgment; judgement; discernment