to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
there is nothing; having nothing
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease