statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
influence; clout; leverage
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be needed; to be wanted
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
arbitration; intercession; mediation
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
contest of strength; trial of strength
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
please (give me); please (do for me)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to press a question; to cross-examine
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
source of information; intelligence source; message source
dealing with; coping with