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
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
small; fine; detailed; stingy
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle