projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
posterity; future generations; future life
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
no!; no no!; no, not at all
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
older brother and younger sister
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
working adult; full-fledged member of society
imagination; supposition; guess
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest