diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to fold up; to fold into layers
in search of; in order to look for
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)