to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
waiting room; duty room; standby room
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
personality; style; appearance
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be softened; to calm down
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
good humour (humor); good mood
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
provisional; temporary; tentative
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
sad news; news of a death; death notice
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fragment; one of the group or party
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to take to task; to take it out on
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
suggestion; hint; implication
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to