to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reality; actuality; hard fact
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
variety show (e.g. on TV)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tone (of voice); manner of talking
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to spit out; to eject; to dump
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
moment to quit; way to quit
when it becomes; when it comes to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls