deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
article to be delivered; present
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to press a question; to cross-examine
future; possible; potential; prospective
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cooking; food preparation
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
for a while; for some time; for a period
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
wicked tongue; abusive language
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
unable to resist; unable to suppress
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
adherent; devotee; believer
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
people; citizens; subjects; folk
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate