ending up right back where one started
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
very likely; very probable
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to die out; to become extinct
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
dictionary of seasonal words (for haiku and haikai)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
virile; tough; masculine; intense
little finger; pinky; little toe
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
cut; reduction; curtailment