long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
pupil; student; schoolchild
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
name plate; name tag; label
training (esp. in-service); induction course
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
standard; set; routine; decided
don't you think?; indicates question
question; inquiry; enquiry
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
failure; mistake; blunder
working; being employed; being hired
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count