handyman; utility man; odd-job man
job application form; employee satisfaction
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
physique; physical standard; physical condition; posture; (body) position; sexual position
to the end; entirely; in full
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
(how) many times; (how) often
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
Dante; Dante Alighieri (Italian poet; 1265-1321)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
incredible song; great song
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to step over or across; to overcome
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
close to the wall; alongside the wall
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly