one end; an end; part; fragment
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
not a little; not a few; considerable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
ostentation; show; affectation
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
one house; the same house; detached house
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
old clothes; secondhand clothing
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
distortion; falsification; perversion
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
reaching; attaining; arrival
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to destroy; to break; to damage
to make a fool of someone
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to devour; to bite to death