technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
apron (waist-down); waist apron
woman; lady; adult female
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
function; facility; faculty; feature
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
restoration; repair; mending
physical work; manual labour (labor)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
with these words; while saying
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
participation; joining; entry
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
firm; strong; solid; stable
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
length (of an animal); body length
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
strong pressure; heavy pressure
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
looking over someone's shoulder