to turn towards; to point
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
terrain; geographical features; topography
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
any more; any further; any better; any longer
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis