to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to tear off; to strip; to rob
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
drama; play; powerful drug
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
even if not; even without
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
original home; birthplace; originator
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to become better; to improve
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!