resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
so; therefore; and; (and) then
order; command; directions; instructions
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to accept; to receive; to agree
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
don't you think?; indicates question
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
again; once more; a second time
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)