to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to become frayed; to become loose
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to be born; to come into this world
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one's physical safety; personal security
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
chance (of success); odds
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness