dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
that; the matter in question
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
certainly; surely; definitely
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
quite; utterly; really; completely
female private parts; female genitals
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
smoothly; easily; readily
written seal; stylized signature
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
a long time (since the last time)
(courteous) invitation; call
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
administration; medication; dosage
retrogression; regression
split; division; break up
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict