kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be able to manage somehow or another
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
ash; embers; complete destruction
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
a little; a bit; slightly
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to give directions; to issue instructions
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(top) half naked; naked above the waist