bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to be pleased with; to suit
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
senior high school student
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
help-wanted advertisement; job advertisement; want ad
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
estimate (of costs); budget
welfare institution; welfare facility
public facilities; utilities
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
self-mutilation; self-injury
innermost depths of one's heart
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing