impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
charming; fascinating; attractive
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to cease; to stop; to be over
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to feel inferior; to feel small
deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
rather; better; instead; if anything
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
for example; for instance; e.g.
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bedside; near one's pillow
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
suddenly; all of a sudden
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself