female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
close call; narrow escape
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
government official; clerk
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to leave the government service
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
motherland; fatherland; native country
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
simple honesty; tactless frankness
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
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)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free