lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
turmoil; chaos; confusion
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to return a favor (favour); to repay
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
highlights; summary; compilation
to hold fast; to protect to the end
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
clothier; Western clothes' shop
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to