person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to squeeze out; to wring out
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
in this manner; in this way; like this
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
occasional; infrequent; rare
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
with a twitch; twitchingly
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
feeling of a house or a room
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ten; 10; ten years of age
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
vacuum; absorption; suction
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
hegemony; leadership; initiative
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
elder sister; effeminate man
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming