to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
triangle; triangular shape
something or other; somehow
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
dictatorship; despotic government
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
contrived; false-sounding
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
using every trick (in the book)
my husband; one's family; family member
a find; windfall; bargain
nonviolence; non-violence
crouch start (in a sprint)
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
participatory; participating; hands-on
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate