a great variety of; diversity
same kind (race); homogeneousness
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
video camera; video camcorder
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to sniff out; to get wind of
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
thousand years; very long period; forever
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
convenient; handy; useful
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
to be intimate with; to befriend
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be led by; to be headed by
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes