remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
autonomic nervous system; ANS
technical; technological; practical
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
the same generation; coeval
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
while; during; performed in this condition
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
force (bulldoze) one's way through
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
window; window (shop display)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response