powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
in the city; in the community
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
vice; immorality; corruption
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be impolite; to be discourteous
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
head over heels; headlong; head first
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
what do you want?; can I help you?