self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to hand over; to surrender
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
choker (type of necklace)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to watch steadily; to stare
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
form; shape; figure; visage
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to take a breath; to take a short rest
entreaty; supplication; petition