iron rust; iron hydroxide
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
of all things (days, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
indictment; prosecution; complaint
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
being upright and cleanhanded
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
next term; next period; next version; next release
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to care for someone; to look after someone
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
talent for poetry; poetic genius
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
breathing of a sleeping person
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
button (clothing); push-button
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable