that is to say; so that means
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
walking heavily; lumbering
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
don't you think?; indicates question
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good feeling; feeling good
in this manner; in this way; like this
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
elder sister; older female friend
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to attack; to assault; to assail
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
words used by young people; slang