eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
shameless; shameless person
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
vexing; irritating; impatient
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
putting life into; animating; cheering up
contrived; false-sounding
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to shine in (light); to illuminate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
entreaty; supplication; petition
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task