to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to increase; to add to; to augment
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
chief; main; principal; important
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
metallic sound; metallic clank
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
slightly heavy; a little heavy
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
symptoms; condition (of a patient)