shame; embarrassment; disgrace
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
near; close; beside; third person
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
nice; likeable; desirable
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
by your leave; with your permission
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
diagnosis; medical examination
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
unique; individual; original; unusual
straightforwardly; being outspoken
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
use; utility; profit; gain
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification