alcohol dependency; alcoholism
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
early (days); initial stage; initial
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
diagnosis; medical examination
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hoarse voice; husky voice
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
change in appearance; transformation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about