important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
too much; excessively; too
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
real intention; true motive; true meaning
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
dry riverbed; river beach