first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
by myself; in person; by oneself
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
third day of the month; three days
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to state; to express; to mention
grudge; complaint; reproach
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
like; similar to; as with; in the same way