to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to play a leading role; to play a central part
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
last days; the end; one's fate
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
thinnish; somewhat narrow
being about to cry; the verge of tears
nonchalant air; unruffled air
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)