middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
children's song; nursery rhyme
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
from outside; from the side
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to peel off and fall; to flake away
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
person who has committed suicide
quibbling; temporizing; temporising
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
irrational (line of) argument
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
pessimism; weariness with life
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
resolute; determined; bold
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
request; appeal; claim; purchase