study; research; investigation
fixed; obvious; commonplace
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
blunder; slip; error; error
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
consequently; as a result
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
pectoral girdle; shoulder girdle
several minutes; a few minutes
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
immediately; at once; instantly