endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to solicit; to demand; to extort
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
this world; this life; world of the living
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
difficult to ...; hard to ...
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(not so) much; (not) very
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
on the occasion of; at the time of
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from