bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
admiration; wonder; astonishment
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
sentiment; sentimentality
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
contradiction; inconsistency
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to graduate from a university
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
troubled times; turbulent times
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
time; season; period; phase; stage
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leaving everything up to someone else
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause