(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
progress; advance; improvement; development
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
establishment (of a business); founding
great man; hero; master mind
name; given name; first name
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bribe; money under the table
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water