spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
so what!; who gives a damn?
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to dance; to perform dance steps
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
city police; municipal police
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
spine; backbone; spinal column
to pierce through; to break through
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall flat; to fall face down
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
silence; stillness; quietness
to recover consciousness; to come to