way; method; means; resource; course
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to recall; to remember; to recollect
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
mask; disguise; guise; mask
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to accept; to receive; to agree
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that; the matter in question
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles