to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to follow; to conform; to apply to
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
younger scholar; future reference
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
reasoning; logic; persuasion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(not) merely; (not) simply
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people