to have a bitter experience
great difference; big difference; wide margin
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
parallel world; parallel universe
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
six (long cylindrical things)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
quickly; calmly; intently
to be detained; to take time
take (e.g. in film-making)
small fraction; small proportion
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
ongoing; in progress; afoot
foundation stone; cornerstone