conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
not worth doing; waste of effort
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to pick up; to find; to gather
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests