anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to cense; to burn incense
noted doctor; excellent physician
(courteous) invitation; call
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
fast walking; semi-jogging
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
technique; art; skill; move
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to become desperate; to give in to despair
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)