painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
speech; expression; wording; language
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
instant; moment; for an instant
after school (at the end of the day)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
you (plural); all of you; you all
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
calm; composed; leisurely
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
care; precaution; guarding; caution
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug