wonderful; astounding; marvellous
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
first cry of a newborn baby
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to get tired out; to be exhausted
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
(one's) best condition; top form
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
stomach acid; gastric acid
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather