to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
singing voice; (sound of) singing
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
wicked tongue; abusive language
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to beat time; to mark time
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
countenance; features; looks
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
standard; common standard; standard rule; standard way of doing; established usage
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
sinking into obscurity; being ruined
change in appearance; transformation