to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
gender; distinction of sex; sex
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to squeeze out; to wring out
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
candy; sweet; confectionary
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables