painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be fated; to be linked by fate
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to knock down; to send flying
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in that manner; like that
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...