to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
relatively hot; fairly hot
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as a child; when one was a child
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
existence; being; presence
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
absolute heaven; sheer bliss
stark naked; completely naked; nude
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience