prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to brush off; to shake off
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
intimidation; threat; bluster
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
entreaty; appeal; petition
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to cause someone to worry
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
innermost depths of one's heart
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
handsome young man; Adonis
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition