straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
what time; (lit.) which hour
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
falling asleep; going to sleep
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
one more time; once more; once again
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
morning; forenoon; just before noon
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
living thing; organism; creature; biology
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
murder for pleasure; lust murder
persecution complex; paranoia