to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pregnancy; conception; gestation
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
applied question; problem testing ability to apply theoretical knowledge; exercises
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
classification system; classification method
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
segregation; separation; independence
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
diametrically opposed; antipodal
study; library; den; home office; reading room
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
outside the country; abroad
curie (unit of radioactivity)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
ability to get things done
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
beloved child; dear child
Roka; Roka Tokutomi (1868.12.8-1927.9.18; novelist)
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
Fengtian (old name for Shenyang, China); Mukden