disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
without; but if; otherwise; or else
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
nuclear family in the postwar generation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
reading too much into (what ... says)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
blogger (writer of a weblog)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
great difference; major mistake
tasteless and odorless; bland
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)