timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
chief; main; principal; important
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
(necessary) personnel; required person
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
anonymity; using an assumed name
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out