menial; meanness; servility; abject
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
whispering into a person's ear
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to jump at; to be attracted by
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
action; operation; effect; function
to grow taller (of people)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to do together; to share; to participate in
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
maintenance; preservation; improvement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention