to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
technique; art; skill; move
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
rather; sooner; preferably
to accept; to receive; to agree
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
emotional strength; force of will
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
grasp; catch; understanding
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
not yet known; unknown; strange