left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
although I say; although one might say; although called
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
society; the world; the times
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
humanism; humanitarianism
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pay attention; to be watchful
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
such; this sort of; like this
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
how; in what way; how about
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to redeem (from sin); to save
still (continuing); as ever; further
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)