fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
space; interval; space character; whitespace
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)