system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
diving; submerging; going underwater
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
locker room; changing room; dressing room
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid); flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to talk; to chat; to chatter