to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
separate; scattered; apart
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
mixed race; mixed parentage
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
wood (for building); lumber; timber
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
very hungry; starving; ravenous
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to subsist; to keep on living
jungle; jungle; jungle music
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to establish; to formulate
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false