reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
speech; expression; wording; language
allegiance; obedience; submission
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
evil spirit (that can possess people)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
electrically powered; electric
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway