hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
indeed; really; truly; very much
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to breathe out; to exhale
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to watch steadily; to stare
to say; to be pleased to say
machine parts; machinery; equipment
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind