hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to be entwined; to be involved
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
arm; skill; efforts; ability
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
bashful; shameful; ashamed
hard (life); tough (world)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(clenched) fist; knuckles
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
using as an intermediary; through
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental