to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
attendance; participation; presence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
our country; our land; one's own country
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to prostrate oneself before
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
friction; discord; strife
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to call out; to ask someone to come
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to look down on; to make light of
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case