to be perturbed; to be agitated
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to grow up; to become an adult
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
curiosity; inquisitiveness
way (of doing); manner; method; means
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show