maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
understood; I see; OK; present; here
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
coming out (as gay, etc.)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
being very busy; busyness
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings