even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
choice; selection; option
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sign; indication; omen; symptom
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
besides; in addition; also; moreover
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to be photographed; to be projected
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned