to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to finish reading; to read through
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to push aside; to push one's way through
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
time; season; period; phase; stage
when it becomes; when it comes to
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
looking depressed; long face
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument