desperation; despair; self-abandonment
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
department store; department
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
discovery; detection; finding
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
at once; immediately; right now
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hundred battles; many battles
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
conduct; behavior; behaviour
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise