servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
consumption; expenditure; spending
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to hang (something) on the wall
pen tablet; graphics tablet; drawing tablet
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
revision (of text); alteration; change
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
identification; ID; identity
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
frequency (of occurrence)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance