point in common; common feature
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
softly; mildly; gently; politely
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to intervene; to stop (something)
to fight; to exchange blows
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
contrived; false-sounding
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
root; joint; base; crotch
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to blame; to find fault with
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious