hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to leave as it is; to defer
to spend time (on doing something)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
having lost face; in a bind
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
talk; recital; narration; topic
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be profitable; to yield a profit
(not so) much; (not) very
armchair theory; impracticable theory
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(not) even once; (not) ever
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
failure; mistake; blunder
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
very much; very many; more and more
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument