to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
re-examination; reinvestigation
very careful; thoroughly prepared
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
than; other than; except; but
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
banquet or reception hall
briskly with small steps; trotting
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
un-Japanese in appearance or character
light brown; golden brown; tan
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care