painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
partly open; in half bloom
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
serious; not joking; straight
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
way of speaking; intimation
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
cooperation; collaboration
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
outside world; physical world
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
company management; managing a company
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
surely; certainly; without doubt
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object