selection; choice; option
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
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
drop (e.g. of water); drip
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that's the way it is; such is life
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to make an appeal; to urge
desperation; self-abandonment
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family