peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
press; print shop; printing office
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
vice; immorality; corruption
to make a mistake; to blunder
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be intimate with; to befriend
literary (and the arts) column
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(one) letter; (one) character
to let out a cry; to shout
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying