reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
right in the middle (of); midst; height
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
nth district of a town; nth city block
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
unidentifiable; unidentified
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to become pale; to turn pale
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
with a start; with a jump
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster