to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to subsist; to keep on living
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
after a long time; for the first time in a while
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
district; section; sector
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to thrust before; to thrust at
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
older sister; elder sister
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
several times; once or twice
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to smile (at); to grin (at)