taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be opposite; to face each other
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be embarrassed; to lose face
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
originally; by nature; from the start
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mobilization; mobilisation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
courting; wooing; making advances
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
each time it happens; at all such times
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition