love triangle; eternal triangle
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
ending up right back where one started
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
very likely; very probable
way of calling (something or someone)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to die out; to become extinct
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai)
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)