steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to look around; to survey
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
deep emotion; strong feelings
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons