to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to appease; to suppress; to calm
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to fold up; to fold into layers
writing; composition; essay; sentence
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
main school; principal school; this school; our school
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
warmly; cordially; with tender care
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to return a favor (favour); to repay
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
notes; remarks (reference) column