miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
(social) class; rank; grade
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
goodbye; farewell; so long
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
something; something or other; something something
pure heart; naivete; innocence
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
phantom; vision; illusion
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into