to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to relax; to feel at home
to make oneself available (free)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
two (long cylindrical things)
late at night; at a late hour
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
suited figure; person in a suit
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
more than usual; especially; particularly
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
business district; office complex
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
cheering group; cheering squad
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable