to explain adequately; to be accountable
way out; means to escape; escape route
playing a part in one's own play, film, etc.; directing one's own play, film, etc.
unqualified; without qualifications
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
one end; an end; part; fragment
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
death penalty; capital punishment
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
big leakage; uncontained leak
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
affidavit; deposition; testimony
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
menstruation; period; time of the month
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
patterns of thinking; train of thought
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in