resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
on countless occasions; many a time
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to concern; to be related
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
telephone book; telephone directory
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
questions and answers; dialogue
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
absence; disregard; indifference
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
student accommodation; student dormitory