unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
door; gate; opening; title page
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sobriety; soberness; sober face
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
opposite; reverse; contrary
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
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)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
sanity; consciousness; soberness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)