to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
reinforcement; strengthening
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
full view; plain sight; completely visible
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
great love; passionate affair
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject