division into equal parts; equal parts
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
most part; greater part; majority
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
understanding person; supporter
somehow; for some reason or other
middle of the night; dead of night
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
wearing wooden clogs; floatplane
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning