emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
anything and everything; just about everything
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
hostility; animosity; enmity
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
treatment; service; handling; management
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to become frayed; to become loose