eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to have an eye on; to zero in on
old friend; old acquaintance
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
existence; possession; having; limited company
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to look around; to take a view of
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
clerk; office worker; office staff
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
weird; strange; mysterious
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
start; origin; beginnings
rule; government; administration
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
very loud volume; megavolume
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
platform; home; home base; home plate