dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
measurement round the hips
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
inheritance; something given or received
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to commit a crime; to do evil
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
a little bit; a little while