solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
kindness; intimacy; friendship
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
beforehand; in advance; previously
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
environment; circumstance
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
near oneself; close to one; familiar
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure