occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cake or snack served with tea
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
way of speaking; intimation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be accepted by a university
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to correct oneself; to restate
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
the world in general; society; convention