to subsist; to keep on living
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
summer vacation; summer holiday
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
literature; books (reference); document
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
property; fortune; assets
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
meanwhile; in the meantime
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion