clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be expensive; to be costly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
name; given name; first name
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
topic of discussion; agenda
to triumph; to be elated with success
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
ups and downs; up-and-down
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to ask; to enquire; to query
to cease; to stop; to be over
vote of censure; vote of no confidence
wish; desire; ambition; choice
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten