high-pitched tone; soprano
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to be stranded; to lose means of transportation
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
female molester; stupid woman
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dirty work; unpleasant task
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
this and that; one thing or another
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains