looking depressed; long face
sixth day of the month; six days
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
one by one; one after another; successively
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
birth; creation; formation
how long; how much; to what extent
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
leader; authority; mainstay
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to gain a victory; to win
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
alone; unaided; away from home