physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
vehement objection; bitter opposition
as usual; as is one's habit
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
business; trade; operations; sales
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
curse; spell; malediction
life imprisonment; life sentence
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
library (usu. single-room); small library
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to make a list; to enumerate
a little bit; a little while
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath