hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
protuberant; paunchy; idly
to project; to stick out; to stand out
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to become decrepit; to become senile
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
honor; honour; credit; prestige
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go to see (something, someone); to visit