insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
monetary offering; offertory
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
polygon; -gon; Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short side)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
round shape; circle; circular form
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
world; society; people; the public
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
so; to such an extent; such
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
advance payment; money paid in advance
to skip out on one's bar bill; to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to thrust before; to thrust at
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever