isolation; being alone; being friendless
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
that's the way it is; such is life
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
distant look; faraway look
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
plants and animals; flora and fauna
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout