(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
just; fair; proper; reasonable
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
father; dad; husband; you; he
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
drawing board; drafting board
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
parting; separation; farewell