texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
person on top of the income scale; top earner
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
inexpert or untrained eyes
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
your husband; her husband
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
company management; managing a company
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
truancy; school non-attendance
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
older sister and younger brother
to ask a question; to ask questions
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
measurement error; calculation error
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
from one's seat; without stirring
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business