self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
three sides; small offering stand
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
four-legged tray for festive food
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
state of mind; mentality; psychology