support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to pour forth; to spill out
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
without trouble; easily; readily
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to thrust away; to send flying
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
in the same way as; just like
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked