lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
image; figure; figure; form; image
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
another's parent; another's parents
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
distrust; unjust suspicion
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
wherein; therein; thereinto
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
third stage; three stages
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)