thin; slender; fine; unlucky
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be silent; to say nothing
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind