resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to blow off; to be blown off
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
place; situation; position; location
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
simple honesty; tactless frankness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
and; thereupon; because of that
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
how; in what way; by what means
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward