to take off one's glasses
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
wearing one's hair in braids
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs