to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
person concerned; interested party; related party
vague recollection; faint memory
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
speech; expression; wording; language
cesspool; sink; manure sink
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to make sense; to be meaningful
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly