to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to get slightly dirty (all over)
interference; intervention; meddling
observation; survey; watching
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
secret; private; surreptitious
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to torment; to harass; to tease
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
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
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to speak; to hear a voice
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
release; liberation; acquittal
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone