to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
door; gate; opening; title page
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to anticipate; to foresee
somehow; for some reason or other
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
when; how soon; how long until
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to compete with; to vie for
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
system; institution; organization; organisation
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
headquarters; head office; main office
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)