gossip; corner of the mouth
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
probability; likelihood; chances
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
smoothly; easily; readily
unprecedented; never seen before
emotional scars; mental trauma
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
society; public; community; social studies
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to triumph; to be elated with success
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to carry around; to carry on one's person
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to read (a book, etc.) over again
reading aloud; recitation
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
quick work; (clever) feat
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
walking briskly; determinedly