both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to become frayed; to become loose
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to become empty; to be emptied
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
scenery; scene; landscape
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to begin some form of lifestyle
it hasn't been long since
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
flexible (person); open-minded
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher