area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to ask; to enquire; to query
resignation; acceptance; consolation
the two houses of legislature
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
half-florescent; half-bloomed
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
aquarium (building); oceanarium
to breathe in and breathe out
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
offense and defense; offence and defence
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind