near oneself; close to one; familiar
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
illegitimate child; secret love child
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to be touching; to be moving
how long; how far; how much
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
existence; being; life; survival
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals