faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
trifling matter; urination; urine
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
without cause; without reason
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
separate; special; another; separately
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
a push; another effort; one more effort
every person; every mouth; every entrance
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted