to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bento; Japanese box lunch
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
undisputed; entirely; perfect
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
cloth (esp. cloth made from fibers of the paper mulberry tree)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
in order; sequential; seriatim
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
being fond of children; person fond of children
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one day; (on) a certain day
dead person; deceased person
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something