to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
that is to say; so that means
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
something wrapped in a furoshiki
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade