rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
tag; slip; label; sticker
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
emotional strength; force of will
to shave off; to scrape off
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
now that you say that; now that you mention it