absorption; suction; attraction
material; substance; matter
inside; interior; inner part
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
blow; shock; strike; batting
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
counter for choices, options, etc.
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
descending a mountain; descent
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
according to plan; as planned; on target