(short) rest; breather; break
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
one by one; one after another; successively
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
single-mother household; fatherless family
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
principle of laissez-faire
strong opposition; vehement opposition
disinheritance; disowning
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
in succession; one by one
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
guardian; mentor; protector
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight