illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to have a long life; to live a long time
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to support each other; to support one another
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus