deadly serious; deadly earnest
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to get angry; to become perverse
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
instead; but (on the other hand)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
schedule; program; programme; agenda
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
directions; instructions; orders; command
not understanding; not knowing
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
final; eventual; ultimate
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
influence; clout; leverage
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent