advance; moving forward; progress
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
long (time that has passed); old (story)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
protective instinct; defensive instinct
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
verbal message; word (from someone)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
inattention; absent-mindedness
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification