threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
reason for being; raison d'être
smart; clever; sharp; agile; nimble; quick
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to flare up; to fly into a rage
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
one breath; chug!; drink!
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
great person; eminent figure
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
wide difference; a world of difference
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
entering a faith; joining a religion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to fall off; to tumble down
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed