idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to finish reading; to read through
slight; little; insignificant
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
useless resistance; vain struggle
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
bunch of flowers; bouquet
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
short pause; short interval
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to breathe out; to exhale
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
atonement; redemption; compensation
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
prospects of victory; chances of success
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
sudden change; sudden turn
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
chivalry; gallantry; heroism
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off