ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
hard worker; hardworking person
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to lose one's footing; to slip
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
charge-free; free of charge
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
these guys; these fellows
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
for today; for the time being
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to commit a crime; to commit a sin