ending up right back where one started
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
talus; astragalus; anklebone
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
fixed; obvious; commonplace
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
immediately; at once; instantly
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
wound suffered in a fight
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
one more time; once more; once again
to burrow through; to dig through
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
the other day; some time ago; recently
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
dangerous position; peril
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with