situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to succeed; to bear fruit
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to have one's knees be about to give way
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
conversely; on the contrary
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
raging fire; conflagration
matter of time; question of time
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
very great; enormous; serious
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
scattering (in all directions)