disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
arrangement; pact; agreement
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
cooperative relationship; partnership
to stay calm; to keep cool
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
sense of values; values; value system
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
(department) store; (department) stores
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to snatch from; to steal from
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
intention; idea; inclination; wish
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to add (to); to add on; to append
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion