to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to thrust down; to push off
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
problematic statement; controversial remark
last night; yesterday evening
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
quite; utterly; really; completely
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)