cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to want; to seek; to request
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
way of talking; speaking style
way of talking; manner of speaking
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
general; overall; across-the-board
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
unification of the written and spoken forms of a language
decomposition; ulceration
actor; actress; player; performer
reading aloud; recitation
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
Qingtan (Taoist-related movement in ancient China); noble, refined, eloquent speech
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
diametrically opposed; antipodal
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
joint; seam; joining point