to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
whole story; full picture; full particulars
general idea; concept; notion
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
foreign enemy; outside invader
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
head; brains; intellect; understanding
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
with a snap; with a crack
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
right under; directly below
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
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance