limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
warp; curvature; curve; arch
abdomen; stomach; under parts
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
single word; a few words; brief comment
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to press a question; to cross-examine
danger; peril; hazard; risk
this and that; such and such
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
passion; temper; irritability
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war