fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
rather; better; instead; if anything
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
meaning; significance; sense
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
while; during (the time when)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
older brother; elder brother
hiding one's embarrassment
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
follow-up report; further news