railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to begin to walk; to set out
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retaining wall; sheathing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
as if nothing had happened
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to squeeze out; to wring out
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
cartoon-character costume
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
witnessing; observing; sighting
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
affixing; pasting; sticking
God; god; ace; king; superior person
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say