to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
hiding one's embarrassment
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
looking slender in clothing
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to that extent; so (much)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper