tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
locomotive; (train) engine
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
staged wedding photographs; photo-only wedding; having wedding photography taken without holding an actual wedding; picture marriage; mail-order marriage
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
manner of using one's hands
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid