fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
way of solving (a problem); solution
release; emission; ejection
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
individual differences; personal equation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
particularly; only; in the case of
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
great laughter; burst of laughter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
never mind!; don't worry about it
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all