thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tone (of voice); manner of talking
curl; curly hair; ringlet
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
author; writer; novelist; artist
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
moron; idiot; stupid person
named after; associated with; connected with
to crack; to develop a crack
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
question; inquiry; enquiry
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
hostility; animosity; enmity
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep