arrest; apprehension; capture
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
like this; this sort; this way
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)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
triangle; triangular shape
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
retention; maintenance; preservation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
different culture; foreign culture
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
mask; disguise; guise; mask
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since