to be badly made; to fail
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to harm; to cause harm to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
origin; beginning; source; rise
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
management; administration; operation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
store interior; inside of a shop
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
members; member; constituent
wherein; therein; thereinto
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain