to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to be flexible; to be accommodating
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
he; she; that person; (arch.) you