distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
clear; precise; definite; distinct
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
archery; mapping; map; morphism
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
called; known as; that; to say
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
flight; desertion; escape
to repeat; to do over again
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to try to do; to attempt to do
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)