bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
arm; skill; efforts; ability
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
eternal; unlimited; endless
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
un-; non-; negative prefix
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
trend of the times; way things are going