stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
outward appearance; apparent
good-quality; superior in quality
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to give the stamp of approval
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
sports-minded; sports-oriented
way of talking; speaking style
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
close; intimate; on good terms
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
future (usually near); prospects
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income