in advance; beforehand; previously
it seems so; that's what it looks like
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
sound (of a sentence); euphony
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
natural calamity; disaster
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
towering; astonishingly high
internal organs; viscera; intestines
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
descendant; posterity; offspring
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to say no more; to sink into silence
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
reaching; attaining; arrival
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit