criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
endless; boundless; everlasting
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents