nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
unimpressive; unimpressed
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
world; society; people; the public
official announcement; proclamation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
because of; owing to; due to
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
powerful person; influential person
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(political) power; authority; influence
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
company housing; housing provided by one's company
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)