digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to perceive; to understand
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to pile up; to accumulate
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
Buddhist (household) altar
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
quietly; slowly; gracefully
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
on bad terms; at loggerheads
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
from the viewpoint of; according to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
drama; play; powerful drug
in that manner; like that
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to grow up; to become an adult
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still