earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
warming up (food) in a microwave
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
keeping things tidy and in order
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
understanding; comprehension
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
nursing; (protective) care
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible