entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
ancient city; former capital
what kind of business; what sort of matter
these guys; these fellows
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to read the situation; to sense the mood
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
society; public; community; social studies
to live through; to survive
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to bring; to take; to bring about
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty