unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
business rival; professional jealousy
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
popular name; common name; given name
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb