blow; shock; strike; batting
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
recreation; diversion; relaxation
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
historical; traditional; historic
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
prejudice; bias; distorted view
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
cheap article; poor-quality article
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene