bulky; massive; thick; heavy
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
killing two birds with one stone
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
dealing with; coping with
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
8000; eight thousand; many
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
the touch of; feel of; texture
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to overcharge; to rip off