direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sympathy; compassion; pity
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to have an eye on; to zero in on
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
junior high school student; middle school pupil
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn