research; study; investigation
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
conscious; deliberate; intentional
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
limbs; arms and legs; body
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
growth period; growing season
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire