regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
different (from); not the same (as)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
devotion; attachment; infatuation
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sensual love; love affair
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
genius; prodigy; natural gift
birth; creation; formation
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron