how; in what way; in what manner
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
coherence; order; focus; point
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
particularly; only; in the case of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
as if nothing had happened
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to come to one's senses; to calm down
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
prohibition; inhibition; ban
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
looking on; remaining a spectator
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
ice cream soda; icecream soda
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to pluck; to pick; to tear
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine