not necessarily so; is not always true
promotion; raising of status
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
being on duty; person on duty
close; intimate; on good terms
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
to sit down; to take a seat
to shake; to sway; to waver
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
second-hand shop; curio shop
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
quantity (per carton, etc.); number contained (in a packet, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
study; research; investigation
common people; ordinary people; masses
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
eternal; unlimited; endless
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
counter for drops of liquid
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
utmost limits; extremity; limit