to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
older sister and younger brother
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
plaster figure; plaster bust
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to pile up; to accumulate