ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to ask a question; to ask questions
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
feminine; womanly; female
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look