to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to knock down; to send flying
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
form; shape; figure; visage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
open; public; official; overt
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
respect and affection; love and respect
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
senility; dotage; decrepitude
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to trouble; to bother; to annoy