open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
your husband; her husband
allegiance; obedience; submission
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
welfare policy; social welfare measures
characteristic; feature; special quality
direct connection; direct link
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
attendant; attendance upon another
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
(ribbon of) an official seal
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing