subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
entry; approach; penetration
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to pay attention; to be watchful
person being waited for; person who waits
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(physical) growth; development
voluminous; massive; bulky
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
plump; chubby; voluptuous
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
clothing and accessories; attire
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
type of long jacket worn by bousouzoku biker gang members, etc.
way; method; means; (technical) specification
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
prayer (for something); supplication
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside