different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to begin; to set about; to start
in its entirety; whole; wholly
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
fruit knife; paring knife
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to put into the mouth; to eat
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to breathe while sleeping
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to shake one's head (in denial)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pressure; oppression; suppression
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
bento; Japanese box lunch
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
right in the center (centre)