sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to that degree; to that extent; that much
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
these days; nowadays; recently
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
senior; elder; person older than oneself
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to move (house); to change residence
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to invite in; to show someone in
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis