to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
adduction; rolling internally; intorsion
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
rising; ascending; climbing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
siblings; brothers and sisters