popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
what's that?; what the ...
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
recovering from intoxication; sobering up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
in the morning; during the morning
restoration; repair; mending
self-introduction (of a character)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
number of copies; circulation
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard