to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
technical skill; ability; capacity
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
arrest; apprehension; capture
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to mind; to care; to worry
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
spine; backbone; spinal column
to machine; to cut; to scrape
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
union; joining; conjugation
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
self-mutilation; self-injury
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
intensive; concentrated; focused
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well