in a sense; in some way; to an extent
looking on from afar; being a spectator
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
whispering into a person's ear
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
shameless; shameless person
all; entire; whole; altogether
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to state; to express; to mention
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light