to pretend; to act (as if)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
trouble; bother; annoyance
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
way; method; means; resource; course
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
serious crime; grave crime
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
up until now; as recently as the present
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to head home; to leave for home
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
no exception; without exception; always the same
to gather; to collect; to assemble
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
good family; respectable family; decent family
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder