surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
police identification card
not yet known; unknown; strange
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
right side; style of Japanese court music
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)