stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to pack; to box; to package
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to steal; to rob; to take away
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to find fault with; to question
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
janitor; caretaker; custodian
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
both (people); the two of them
playing in the mud; playing with mud
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness