jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
rather; better; instead; if anything
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
stealthy steps; soft steps
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
one by one; one each; one at a time
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
physical strength; muscle strength
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
side table; bedside table