to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
construction; establishment
harm; injury; evil (influence)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to get distracted; to jump off the track
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
entreaty; appeal; petition
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
execution; punishment; spanking
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
rubbing one's hands together
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to fabricate a web of lies
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hairline; borders of the hair
to be touching; to be moving
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
commencing with; including
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination