estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
with these words; while saying
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
(someone else's) daughter
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
grandfather; male senior-citizen
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
story; tale; talk; discussion
to blow off; to be blown off
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cotton gloves; working gloves
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare