to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
nice; likeable; desirable
anyone; any person; whoever
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
button (clothing); push-button
button (clothing); push-button
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cruel creditor; bill collector
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
timewasting; killing time
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stepping back; drawing back
plump; with a thud; heavily
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound