tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
manly; masculine; like a man
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
this, that and the other; this and that
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
absentmindedness; peace of mind
that's a different matter; that's a different story
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
forcibly; against one's will
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
number two; mistress; concubine
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature