male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
together; at the same time; same; identical
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
though; notwithstanding; although
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one's house; one's home; one's family
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
this and that; various things
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)