surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
face; looks; vestiges; trace
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to check; to stop; to keep back
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
joints; points (of a speech)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
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
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
a little bit; a little while
to not believe one's ears