avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
final scene; the end; finale
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to join forces; to cooperate
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sexual relations; sexual relationship
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to get along well with; to make a go of it
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular