private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
curse; spell; malediction
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
moisture; humidity; dampness
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
getting on board; sailor; seaman
illegal; illicit; unlawful
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
social networking service; SNS
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
government and municipal offices; public agencies
six (long cylindrical things)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
act of terror; terrorist attack
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
particularly; only; in the case of
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to tower over the surroundings
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view