(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
follower; attendant; valet; servant
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
high spirits; boastful talk
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
passion; temper; irritability