telecommunications; correspondence
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to take a breath; to take a short rest
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drenched; soaked; romantically
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
to satisfy the requirements
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to become (a state, condition, etc.)