to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chink in the armor (armour)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
freely; frankly; without reserve
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
all; entire; whole; altogether
family; members of a family
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to be silent; to say nothing
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
manner of using one's hands
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy