steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
in session; in progress; under way; open
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
chronic disease; chronic illness
sublime; noble; high-minded
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness