embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
together; at the same time; same; identical
forcibly; against one's will
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to examine someone's expression
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
separate case; another matter
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
rational; reasonable; logical
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
back country; remote countryside
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
established (certain) fact
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk