to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
just because; even if; even though
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; the matter in question
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
incident; affair; happening; event
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to apologize; to apologise
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be sooty; to be stained
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming