tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
flap (of an aircraft wing)
large number (of); many; majority
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
superiority complex; sense of superiority
unprecedented; never seen before
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
place where one works; construction site; working area
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
material; substance; matter
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
noble; lofty; high-minded