to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
wet nurse; nursing mother
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
together; at the same time; same; identical
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
showing no fear, even of God
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
something like ...; something called ...
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
essence; true nature; substance; reality
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
so; like this; in this way
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to say; to be called; to do
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin