calm; composed; cool; quiet
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
as if nothing had happened
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
every year; yearly; annually
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to not believe one's ears
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to cry and shout; to scream
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to mind; to care; to worry