to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
function; facility; faculty; feature
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
retreating figure; appearance from behind
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
quick work; (clever) feat
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
thousands; several thousand
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
self-torturing; masochistic
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to triumph; to be elated with success
brilliant; bright; glorious
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
abusive language; violent language; wild words