acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to open (one's eyes) wide
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
shadow figure; silhouette
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
cover charge; admission fee; room hire charge
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger