is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to understand the essence; to catch the main points
question; inquiry; enquiry
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
fear; dread; fright; willies
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
in that manner; like that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
carving; engraving; chiselled features
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
unique thing; best on earth
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)