as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
living together (with one more person)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
writing composed entirely of kana; kana text
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
just because; even if; even though
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
long (time that has passed); old (story)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant