rank; ranking order; hierarchy
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
regarding highly; attaching importance to
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
as you see; as you can see
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
experience; history; record; career
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to be selected (from among many people)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
large serving; large portion
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
degenerate; pervert; deviant
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual