advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to cease; to stop; to be over
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
forcibly; against one's will
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
one by one; one each; one at a time
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
endurance; perseverance; patience
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent