proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
I have nothing to do with it
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
preparation; arrangements
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
chair; stool; post; office; position
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
kabuki curtain, usu. of three coloured panels
draw curtain; stage curtain
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two parts; two copies; the second part
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge