heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
matter of time; question of time
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
table tennis table; ping-pong table
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
superiority; predominance
late at night; at a late hour
tax exemption; duty exemption
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
empress dowager; queen mother
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy