the opposite sex; isomerism
to discuss; to talk together
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
calamity; disaster; accident
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
give-and-take; give and take
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
scarab (Egyptian gemstone); scarabeid (any of a group of beetles including the scarab beetle, Scarabeus sacer)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
to dry up completely; to become stale
drawing; painting; picture
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(clenched) fist; knuckles
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person